TANGANYIKA—NEW AFRICAN STATE. Over 40 years of ‘atorium on underground tests ‘tests. There were no technical British colonial rule ended last December 9 with the proc- ‘lamation of an independent Tanganyika. It is the biggest country in the eastern part of the African continent. Picture shows the people celebrating their new freedom. Soviet delegate says West ‘wrecked’ talks The Geneva test ban talks not in control over the discon- broke down Monday —/ tinuance of tests, but in the “wrecked”, said the Soviet} possibility of gathering mili- delegate “by the Western] tary intelligence. They are _powers.” camouflaging by demanding There was no communique| So-called international con- because delegates could not} trol.” agree what had happened. Explaining how the Wes- LIFE IN DANGER tern powers wrecked the con- ference, Soviet delegate Se- myon: Tsarapkin said the Soviet draft treaty of Nov. 28 was a “‘mutually accept- able basis’ for agreement. This draft proposed a mor- and existing national control systems for all other kinds of difficulties about such con- trols. “The Western powers, how- ever, rejected this and have shown they are interested Concern is felt for the safety of Congo vice-president An- toine Gizenga. He was re- cently arrested with the com- plicity of UN. forces and turned over to his worst enemies, Gen. Mobutu’s com- mandos, the same troops who a year ago manhandled Patrice Lumumba and turn- Russian Film “Communist” Sun., Feb. 4 - 7 p.m. Mon; Feb. 4 - 8 p.m. RUSSIAN PEOPLE’S HOME 600 Campbell Ave. - ed him over to his murderers. IN VICTORIA Hear J. R. CAMPBELL WILLIAMS AUDITORIUM — BROUGHTON ST SATURDAY - FEB. 3RD - 8 P.M. From Britain — : J.R. (Jock) Campbell Former Editor British Daily Worker and Leading British Communist will speak at a Mass Rally on “Britain, Canada and E.C.M.” . Sunday, Feb. 4, 8 p.m. Pender Auditorium 339 WEST PENDER ST., VANCOUVER Sponsored by Vancouver City Committee, C.P.C. jan average of 30,000 feet i\Essay contest launched by FABULOUS PROFITS MADE FROM GRANT “A huge job, a swindle of the people” is how a Mem- ber of Parliament described the give-away in 1891—seven years after it was con- sumated. What’s involved? Accord- ing to the “Forest Resources Report” of the late Chief Justice Gordon Sloan (1956): “The finest stand of mature timber remaining in this province ... approximately 400,000 acres . . . supporting board measure per acre... mostly “Peeler” logs ... on a very rough calculation $108,000,000. Value remain- ing unalienated.” — Tt all began way back in 1884 when the Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railroad Act Return E & | to people of B officially handed over the land and .resources of the richest. part of Vancouver Island to the Dunsmuir. fam- ily and associates. The terms of the charter provided that the Company would. build ; 82.9 miles of railroad from Esquimalt to Nanaimo at a cost of $344 million. In return, the Company re-!} ceived a subsidy of $750,000 ; from the public treasury,'§ plus nearly. two million acres; § of land which contained prac-|¢ tically all the workable coal, § deposits in the coastal region! } of B.C. and the richest tim-|§ ber stands to be found on the § continent, all of which was } to be tax free as long as it was used for railroad pur- poses. es Thus for a mere $214 mil- lion the Dunsmuir family acquired from ‘‘Her Most Ex- cellent Majesty, Victoria, by the grace of God, of Great Britain, Ireland and the Brit- ; | ish Dominions beyond the): seas” a railway and vast tax-}} Peace Institute The Canadian Peace Re search Institute has an-|§ nounced. a National Youth}! Essay Contest on the subject “Why Canada Needs a Peace|{ Research Institute.” The contest is open to alljj Canadians between the. ages|; of 13 and 19 and ten prizes ranging from $200 to $251; each are being awarded. Contestants are asked to|§ limit their essay to not more} than 500 words, mark their}} name and address clearly and mail it to “Peace Essay Contest”, Box 500, Station|? F, Toronto, Ontario. The deadline for entry is March 31, and the board of judges will include Pierre Berton, June Colwood, Hugh McLennan, Fred Davis, Toby Robins and ‘Lister Sinclair. By NIGEL MORGAN What’s behind the C.P.R.’s move to convert to cash its rich assets co; bil in the Esquimalt-Nanaimo Railway land belt on Vancouver Island? One of | most scandalous giveaways in B.C. history—the fabulous Dunsmuir rail grat lands free domain. Out of the deal the Duns- muir family accumulated a fortune estimated at $30,000,- 000 and with money and in- fluence established, James Dunsmuir became Premier and later Lieutenant-Gover- nor of the province. Within ten years the worth of the lands was estimated by a Member of Parliament to exceed $800,000,000. By 1944, the 763,500 acres sold to the logging monopolies had brought the CPR (who had meanwhile bought out the Dunsmuir interests) $14,800,- 000 — or six times as much as the original cost of build- ing the railroad. In 1949, as a result of recommendations of the Sloan Forestry Commission, but A stand of fir trees about 700 years old. Large timber tracts such as this were given to the Dunsmuir family and later exploited by. the CPR. ‘February 2, 1962—PACIFIC ‘TRIBUNE—Page o | only after a lengthy. ano ly court. battle, the + ‘Council brought the CP. & N. land belt under tax laws. Adding to what the Company or got for nothing, the of dollars of taxes and protection assessments escaped until the last years, there is no que” they have received litel dozens and dozens of over. their original iv ment. j e Forest and stum values continue to mul ‘At the same time super ways, and fast, frequenv transport has taken the fit out of railroading, Al¥ the Nanaimo - Albernl™ line has been discontifl and for several years = cussion has been. wides about CPR plans to @ tinue the Esquimalt-Nan Courtenay link. Public. clamor. has’, rising on the Island for | lative action to regain ‘left. of the Dunsmuir ‘away, and there’s little _ that. discontinuation railway service (stated -on for the grant in the place) would raise thi mand to proportions that’ “government could affor@, any longer ignore. Now is the comment. of one of” company officials quoted last weeks daily press, “DU? forget, we have a take? government.” 2 Stepping up of the CF | efforts to convert to cast “multi-million dollar tit® ance to the people of B It indicates that the legal’ political advisers of the © anticipating rising pu opinion, are moving to vert these rich resow® (that rightfully belong to ® should be recovered for people of this province) ? cash, ; The demand should raised far and wide fot” mediate action. to e* holding is of great im’ | priate what remains of ~ Dunsmuir land “steal”: bring it back under Cr? control and operate valuable timber lands 9% sustained-yield. basis to F vide jobs for British Col } bians, and more govern” revenues to reduce our 187 The CPR’s announce® of their invitation to the ~ est giants — Crown - Z } bach, Rayonier, MacM™ Bloedel and Powell FY - B.C. Forest Products * Hillcrest Lumber — to © the E. & N. timber lands ®, provides a warning that | days may be numbered | the public’ to recover ™) was taken from them bY ~ infamous deal of 1884.